Trump first stated that he wants all teachers to pack heat, then as expected and as usual, denies having said so, and instead tweets that what he said was to look at the possibility of giving concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience ? "only the best,? ?20% of teachers, a lot, would now be able to immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions.?
I truly doubt that even 1% have had that kind of training, which requires continued practice and yearly refresher training to stay current and sharp. And as aptly demonstrated by Cruz himself, even a young psycho is quite capable of adapting and preparing for armed opposition in a mass-panic, by using diversions and concealment, since they can fire wildly and indiscriminantly, while the teacher must be able to shoot with far more accuracy, to avoid wounding and/or killing other staff or students near and in their line of fire.
Who decides which teachers are to be licenced and receive a sidearm, ammo, training, and frequent practice? Who will pay for hundreds, if not thousands of armed teachers in each state? What if some or many of these "experienced" teachers balk at accepting much greater responsibility, absent higher salaries?
Not to post that his idiotic idea will ever come to fruition, as it is merely another delay and distraction from his actually doing anything to curb or end the ownership and use of assault weapons by private citizens here in Murka. Especially since his administration has only taken steps to increase their use and ownership by those with documented mental deficiencies.